Ellington - Houston in Texas County, Missouri (!)
71 miles
5 hours and 59 minutes in the saddle
43.1 mph max speed - we broke the 40 mph mark!
11.8 mph average speed
Today we continued our ride through the Ozarks, and the roller coaster experience was even more evident today. We achieved a new max speed today, breaking the 40 mph threshold on one descent. Glorious fun! Some of the hills have been fantastically steep, but with little traffic it has been possible to "tuck in and let rip".
This morning we met two, young English guys who are riding west to east on their mountain bikes which were packed up with camping paraphernalia. They admitted hating camping. Oh, did we feel smug at that point. They have been cycling several 100 mile days in Kansas, so if the winds are with us we can also look forward to that. Breaking a "century" as it is called.
We continue to be charmed by Missouri and the Ozarks, with more lush green, rolling farmland, colourful roadside flowers and mineral green rivers. We could not ask for more scenic cycling.
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